The Sunday morning news. [volume] (Jersey City [N.J.]) 1886-1891, 1887-07-24
CHAPTER cLxxY.

An Act relating to street railways within
Incorporated towns and boroughs in
this state.
1. Be it enacted by tho Senate and Gen
eral Assembly OF the State of New Jersey,
That any street railway company duly or
ganiZed pursuant to the law may construct
aud with korses may operate street rail.
ways for the transporting of passengers
aud chattels for hire upon and along
such portion of any turnpike road as en-
tiers and is located within the limits of any
Incorporated town or borough in this
state, and upon and along such portion of
such turnpike as extends outside such
limits for the distance of thirteen hundred
yards in either direction, after having OBJ
tanned the consent of the owners of such
turnpike SO to do; provided, that an ordi-
nance or resolution authorizing the con-
struction of such railway shall have been
first passed or adopted by the commission
ers of any such town or borough, and that
the written consents of not less than two
thirds of all the persons owning lands
abntling on such portion of such turnpike
in each aud every Incorporated town or
borough shall have been first obtained aud
filed in the Office of the clerk of the county
wherein such portion of such turnpike IS
situate.
2. And be it enacted, That any turnpike
or plank road company may sell, convey,
assign and by written instrument of con-
veyance transfer and SET over to any such
street railway company any such portion
of any such turnpike or. plank road. to-
gether with all rights, title and interest to
I and in such turnpike or plank road, to-
gether with all franchises and appurten-
.t1s.S rnlt. dir.o IA n
right to impose and collect tolls thereon,
whereof such turnpike or plank road com
pany shall be seized, enfranchised or in
vested, and any such street railway COM
pany may purchase, acquire title to, and
hold ana enjoy the same, and may become
invested and enfranchsed with, aud may
exercise all such franchises and rights, 10
the same extent, and fully and in similar
manner, as Heretofore held, enjoyed and
exercised by such turnpike or plank road
company, and subject - tde same penal
| ties and liabilities thereto attached for
failure to maiDt in such road i'll good con-
dition and repair; provided, that the pro :
visions of this section shall not take effect
until the provisions of the first section
shall have been fully complied with.
3 And be it enacted, That the track
and road bed of any such street railway
upon such turnpike road shall be con-
structed in such manner as shall offer no
unnecessary obstruction to travel upon
such turnpike, and where any repairs
thereto may afterwards become necessary
it shall be the duty Of such street railway
company to make the same without delay,
| and If not SO made, and after five days
notice shall have been given to such COM
pany the commissioners of the town or
borough wherein such repairs may be ne
cessary may cause the same to be made at
the expense and charge Of such street
railway company; nothing in this &C, con-
tanned shall apply to any street railway
within any city of this state, and
the property of such street railway com
pany shall be liable to distraint therefor.
4. And be ii enacted That all laws and
parts of laws conflicting herewith, in so
far as they conflict herewith. are hereby
repealed, and that this act shall take effect
Immediately.
Approved April 80, 1887.